Enrollment
242
Elementary
DISTRICT 468 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAVERTON SD 48J·NCES 410192001219
McKay Elementary School
7485 SW Scholls Ferry Rd, Beaverton, OR 97008 · (503) 356-2170 · Washington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL242 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
167 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 76%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
43.8%
OR avg 43.0% . +5.5pp since 2023
Math
35.4%
OR avg 31.8% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.8% | 35.4% |
| 2023-24 | 38.3% | 33.9% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.8%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oregon's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like McKay Elementary School
McKay Elementary School's state test result (33.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKay Elementary School this school | 242 | 69.0% | 33.9% |
| Errol Hassell Elementary School Beaverton | 334 | 69.8% | 40.9% |
| Raleigh Park Elementary School Portland | 310 | 72.9% | 40.8% |
| Raleigh Hills Elementary School Portland | 257 | 69.6% | 44.3% |
| Lenox Elementary School Portland | 363 | 68.9% | 46.2% |
| West Union Elementary School Hillsboro | 311 | 68.2% | 31.3% |
Matched among Oregon elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where McKay Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #298 of 591 | #59 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #296 of 646 ▲ 5 | #54 of 89 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #288 of 646 ▲ 70 | #57 of 89 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 242 | #524 of 710 | #79 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #6 of 587 | #1 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.6% | #69 of 587 | #18 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.0% | #394 of 645 | #36 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.9% | #239 of 493 | #44 of 70 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
242
-42 (-15%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 497
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 242 | 21 | 11.5:1 | 69% (167) |
| 2023-24 | 244 | 20.6 | 11.9:1 | 75% (182) |
| 2022-23 | 260 | 19.9 | 13.1:1 | 72% (187) |
| 2020-21 | 284 | 20 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 302 | 24 | 12.6:1 | 57% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 371 | 23 | 16.1:1 | 53% (197) |
| 2010-11 | 387 | 24 | 16.1:1 | 53% (206) |
| 2000-01 | 384 | 19 | 20.2:1 | 27% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 497 | 25 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McKay Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (302 to 242); teachers down 12% (24 to 21).
About McKay Elementary School
McKay Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Beaverton SD 48J, located in Beaverton, Oregon. It has an enrollment of 242 students in pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 321 students for elementary schools in Oregon.
The district, Beaverton SD 48J, operates 56 schools serving 37,479 students.
At McKay Elementary School, White students make up the biggest share, 49%. The remaining students are 25% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 8% Asian, and 5% Black. Among people living in Washington County, the White share is about 64%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 68, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 11.5 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Oregon is 16.5:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. The school reported 69% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Washington County average 57%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, McKay Elementary School would be expected to post about 35.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.9%.
In the wider Washington County area, the median household earns about $107,772 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 48% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. McKay Elementary School shares Washington County with 135 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, McKay Elementary School is closest to Whitford Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. McKay Elementary School is 8th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
McKay Elementary School is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 15%. The school's ratio dropped from 14.2:1 to 11.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The McKay Elementary School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
603,947
Census ACS
Median income
$107,772
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
136
79,469 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Beaverton SD 48J
- Westview High SchoolHigh · 2,423 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 1,812 students
- Mountainside High SchoolHigh · 1,741 students
- Aloha High SchoolHigh · 1,658 students
- Beaverton High SchoolHigh · 1,436 students
- Southridge High SchoolHigh · 1,430 students
Other schools in Beaverton
- Mountainside High SchoolHigh · 1,741 students
- Aloha High SchoolHigh · 1,658 students
- Beaverton High SchoolHigh · 1,436 students
- Southridge High SchoolHigh · 1,430 students
- Aloha-Huber Park SchoolElementary · 901 students
- International School of BeavertonHigh · 870 students
Other McKay Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named McKay Elementary. McKay Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- McKay Elementary SchoolFitchburg, MA · 754 students
- McKay Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 616 students
Nearby schools
- Whitford Middle School0.2 mi · 770
- Vose Elementary School0.8 mi · 666
- Arco Iris Spanish Immersion School0.9 mi · 417
- Greenway Elementary School1.4 mi · 272
- Metzger Elementary School1.4 mi · 566
- Montclair Elementary School1.5 mi · 281
Frequently asked questions
About McKay Elementary SchoolHow many students attend McKay Elementary School?
McKay Elementary School enrolls approximately 242 students in grades PK-05.
Is McKay Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
McKay Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at McKay Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at McKay Elementary School is approximately 11.5:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is McKay Elementary School?
McKay Elementary School reports a student body of 49% White, 25% Hispanic, 5% Black, 8% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is McKay Elementary School in?
McKay Elementary School is part of Beaverton SD 48J.
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